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HEALTH
Lawrence E. Lamb, M.D.
Fallacy of ‘spot reducing’
By Lawrence E. Lamb, M.D.
DEAR DR LAMB - I
would like your advice on how
to lose fat in specific areas.
I’m 15-years old, 5 feet 2, and
weigh 114. The fat ac
cumulates on the inside of my
knees, thighs and hips. I exer
cise, but I'm losing
everywhere but there.
When I lose weight I lose it
in my waist. When I gain, it’s
noticeable in my knees.
Please send me a diet or some
exercises that will help, es
pecially my knees.
DEAR READER - There
is a persistent but completely
wrong idea that exercises will
reduce a specific area —
"spot reducing.” It just isn’t
so.
When you lose fat you lose it
all over and when you gain you
gain all over. Why then do you
have fat knees 0 Because some
people have more fat cells to
begin with in certain body
locations. It is often a familial
characteristic. We see the
same thing in different breeds
of animals.
So you grew up with a
different body plan than some
others The only way you can
eliminate excess fat from
your knees, thighs, and hips is
to have a general weight loss
and these may be the last
areas to lose fat stores in your
case. Exercising your legs
will not help other than in
creasing the use of calories.
You can increase or decrease
the size of an arm or leg by
changes in muscle size but the
loss of fat is in response to the
total body metabolism.
I am sending you the Health
Letter number 4-7, Weight
Losing Diet, that you can use
for a plan and you should ac
company it with regular exer
cise, walking, swimming, dan
cing, whatever you enjoy.
Others who want this plan can
send 50 cents with a long,
stamped, self-addressed
envelope for it.
DEAR DR. LAMB -1 had a
chest X ray recently which
POLLY'S POINTERS
Polly Cramer
Jardiniere was painted over
POLLY’S PROBLEM
DEAR POLLY — I have a nice old jardiniere with a
high gloss finish that a previous owner painted with a
rubber base paint. Could you suggest an easy way to
remove this paint? — MRS. D.R.J.
DEAR MRS. D.R.J. — I was advised by a paint com
pany that the best thing to use is a commercial water
washable paint remover. You did not say what material
your Jardiniere is made of, but one would assume it is
porcelain or a ceramic of some sort. Do test the effect
of the remover by first applying some on the bottom of
your piece. — POLLY.
DEAR POLLY — I am answering M.A.C’s Pet Peeve con
cerning able-bodied people who park their cars in spaces
reserved for the handicapped. I agree with that BUT we
should not be too quick to condemn those who look healthy. —
JO.
DEAR POLLY — I keep a small stapler in my kitchen and
find it very handy for snapping shut potato chip bags, lunch
bags, etc. Also by opening the stapler arm I can fasten box lids
shut to keep things nice and fresh.
When a member of the family is late for dinner I put their
dinner on a glass ovenproof pie plate which can be slipped in
the oven to keep warm or be reheated later, with foil over the
top. This way I can finish my kitchen duties and not have to
drag things out again for reheating. (Polly’s note — The pie
plate might even be used as a serving plate for that late com
er.)
I keep one fresh change of bed linens in each bedroom. This
saves a trip to the linen closet and they are easily put away
with the other laundry for that room. This has certainly reliev
ed the jam of linens in my closet.
Never toss away those small packets of salt, pepper, sugar,
catsup or extra napkins given to you at the drive-in restaurants
They are great to use for backyard picnics, car trips, etc.
I always carry a small box of facial tissues, pre-moistened
towelettes, a wash cloth, small hand towel and roll of paper
towels in the trunk of the car. A few first aid items are also
kept there. These always come in handy on a trip, going to a
ball game or wherever, for if we do not need them our friends
or grandchildren may. — PEARL.
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showed calcium in my aorta.
What causes it and what can I
do about it to keep it from get
ting worse? Could this cause a
heart attack?
DEAR READER - The
aorta is that large artery that
carries oxygenated blood
away from your left heart to
most of your body. Branches
off the aorta go to the brain,
abdominal organs, arms and
legs and wherever oxygenated
blood is needed.
It is a very large artery and
in young people is very
elastic. It expands each time
the left heart pumps blood
into it with each heartbeat.
The elasticity enables it to
literally beat with each pulsa
tion.
As you get older the wall of
the aorta tends to calcify and
loses its elasticity.
Often a person lives out his
or her life span without this
being a significant problem.
Sometimes, if it becomes ex
tensive it may cause the top
blood pressure reading
(systolic) to be higher than in
young people. The higher
levels will increase the
chances of having a stroke or
a heart attack.
I wouldn’t be unduly alarm
ed about the finding but I do
think you would be wise to
keep your weight down, eat a
diet low in fat, par
ticularly saturated fat and
cholesterol. Don't smoke
cigarettes if you happen to do
so. Unless your doctor finds
something on your examina
tion that would justify doing
more, such as very high
cholesterol levels that cannot
be controlled by diet alone,
these measures should be
about as much as is practical
to do.
Dr. Lamb answers
representative letters of
general interest in his column.
Write to him in care of this
newspaper, P.O. Box 1551,
Radio City Station, New York,
N.Y. 10019.
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